Chapter 60 – Snow Moon Butterfly Concerto

「You can’t run away from this!」

「Ku… but!――」

「――The final blow! 《Snow Moon Butterfly Concerto》! !」

Aria-chan raises her silver staff, which is decorated with butterflies, and chants. At the same time, a large butterfly with wings fluttering on the tip of the staff glows faintly.

Then, around Aria-chan… No, around the staff, the wind started to whirl and it got cold all at once. And what had been just a plain, gorgeous room (except for the floor) instantly turned into a snowy landscape. There’s already an inch or two of snow on the entire floor.

I managed to strain my eyes and stare at Aria-chan.

「…」

I looked over at Aria-chan and exclaimed. What had appeared was a glowing moon made of ice, five meters in diameter. The moon seemed to be climbing upwards.

「… It’s not going to crash, is it?」

No, well, it’s not inevitable.

――Pishippishipishipishipishi……….

「! There’s something more! ?」

――Parin! !

A broken moon.

One by one, the fragments changed their shape and eventually transformed into ice butterflies.

They fly apart, and the trajectory of the butterflies resembles a musical score. And then the notes lined up and the sound was played. It was a song that seemed to represent winter.

「… All this with only one skill?」

The fact that that blonde vertical roll haired girl is letting loose is terrifying. Even I can see… That this skill is something very special.

「… I have to go!」

The ice butterflies, which had been merely fluttering and playing music, stopped moving and turned to face me all at once. They flew at different speeds and distances, and in strange trajectories.

――♫──♪︎─♩︎──♬

It’s hard to move because the ground is getting worse, but I manage to avoid them. But…

――… Pari… Gyiiiiin! ! ! !

「Uu! ! !」

The ice butterflies that passed through crunched and cracked, and there was an unpleasant sound like a hard scratch on a blackboard.

This is mentally hard for me, so I use larger movements to get away from the ice butterflies that are moving through.

――Gyiiiiiiiiiii! ! ! !

――Gyiigyiiiiiiiiiii! ! !

「… Is Aria-chan all right?」

I avoid them while holding my ears. In the meantime, I think about Aria-chan.

The sound of scratching on the blackboard was so loud that Aria-chan who was in the same space would naturally be able to hear it.

So I’m a little worried.

She’s an enemy, but she’s still so small…

「――《Flame Blade》」

Holding the sword with both hands, I thrust it into the ground so that the blade is parallel to me.

――Bikibikibikibiki… Dogooon! ! !

A wall of flame forms in front of me, melting the ice and snow around me. Of course, the ice butterflies were no exception.

After the attacks stopped, the wall of flames caused by the 《Flame Blade》 disappeared. Unlike the 《Flame Wind Blade》, if I spend MP, it won’t disappear… However, it still kept burning quite a bit, so it wasn’t something to discard.

「… No… way… ? … That was… pretty fast… ?」

Hmm? Those butterflies. they were probably 10 m/s…? But it’s not impossible to dodge them if you try hard enough… Right?

「… I see. No wonder Sebastien lost」

「No, Sebastian was defeated by someone else…」

「「……」」

「… Really?」

「… Yes」

Then we were silent again.

「… I’m probably no match to you, so go ahead and do it」

「… Is there something you’re not telling me?」

「…」

「… Ha~a. I understand. But please don’t hold a grudge, okay?」

「Of course. A woman never says no!」

「Well, then」

「――See you――soon――」

Aria-chan said something at the same time as I cut off her head. What… was it… ?

Maa, it’s――

―Gacha

I have a bad feeling.

「Ayane-taaaaaaaaaaaan! ! ! ! ! ! ! !」

「Again! !」

This time, I dodged firmly and caught Myuu-san’s foot as she ran into me, causing her to fall.

「E bu! ? …Ouch… Even your angry face is cute! !」

「……」

What’s with this person…

Ayane-tan was anxious about the future.

○Today’s Skill○

Today’s skill is 《Snow Moon Butterfly Concerto》.

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【Name】 Weapon Skill: 《Snow Moon Butterfly Concerto》 MP consumption: All

【Effect ① (LV. 1)】 It can turn a 100-meter radius into a blizzard and make a full moon made of ice appear overhead.

【Effect ② (LV. 5)】 You will be able to break the full moon that you have manifested and change its pieces into ice butterflies. The butterflies will then listen to you when you command them.

【Effect ③ (LV. ☆)】 The ice butterflies will be able to vibrate and attack the opponent they hit with sound.

LV.1: STR＋30